Bipolar Disorder

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Clinical Care Guidelines

Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar DisorderAmerican Psychiatric Association, 2002 and 2005
This practice guideline is based on available evidence and clinical consensus and offers treatment recommendations to help psychiatrists develop plans for the care of adult patients with bipolar disorder. In 2005, a supplement was published to include a number of controlled treatment studies on aspects of bipolar disorder that were industry supported. Additionally, a quick reference guide is also available.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V): Bipolar IAmerican Psychiatric Association, 2013
The DSM-V is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers of all orientations. This DSM-V: Bipolar I can be used by health professionals, social workers, and forensic and legal specialists to diagnose and classify mental disorders.

Bipolar GuidanceNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2015
This resource by NICE, which gives national guidance and advice to improve health and social care, provides guidance, guidelines, and advice for Bipolar Disorder as well as useful pathways to care.

Bipolar II

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V): Bipolar IIAmerican Psychiatric Association, 2013
The DSM-V is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers of all orientations. The DSM-V: Bipolar II can be used by health professionals, social workers, and forensic and legal specialists to diagnose and classify mental disorders.